Two dominant forwards in Maddox Fowles and Joshua Barber are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Western Wildcats just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the McArthur Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Western has three straight wins, McArthur has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Western is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Dillard: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Western blew Dillard out of the water with a 62-25 final score. The game marked the Wildcats' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, McArthur played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 74-42 loss at the hands of Pembroke Pines Charter. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 502nd, while the Jaguars are ranked 41st).
Western's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.8 points per game. As for McArthur, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Western was able to grind out a solid victory over McArthur in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, winning 62-51. The rematch might be a little tougher for Western since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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